With your pipeline of off-markets, cherry-pick the best for yourself to close on, and on the rest, lock them up with a long inspection window, and make sure you have an option in the contract to Assign the deal to another buyer.

An inspection is crucial to catch any major issues upfront.

You’re left doing all the work: finding deals, inspecting properties, putting your own money down while they take no risk at all and still expect 50% of your profits until they’ve made $500,000.

My client and I settled on an offer of $405k with all contingencies in place (inspection, appraisal, financing).

They can ensure everything is safe and, if you attend the inspection, they can educate you on what to watch for.

The biggest thing with 5+ units is everything is more expensive, and the inspection requirements (depending on the municipality) are often more rigorous.

They require 48-72 hours notice to schedule anything onsite so we've been waiting 2 weeks now for a Section 8 initial inspection date to be scheduled by them.

Are inspections needed before and after the work?

While algorithms can analyze data at scale, real estate isn’t just about numbers—it’s about nuances and the most important component of real estate is understanding its value, and that to me (maybe I am old school) but can only be done by physically visiting and walking the property.So for me, factors like local market conditions, property inspections, and borrower credibility can’t be fully captured in a formula.

Should i send them to the property before or after the inspection?